Project Overview
FNC05-563
Project Type: Farmer/Rancher
Funds awarded in 2005: $17,195.00
Projected End Date: 12/31/2007
Region: North Central
State: Minnesota
Project Coordinator:
Annual Reports
Commodities
- Agronomic: grass (misc. perennial), hay
- Additional Plants: native plants
- Animals: bovine
Practices
- Animal Production: housing, free-range, manure management, mineral supplements, pasture fertility, pasture renovation, preventive practices, range improvement, grazing - rotational, stockpiled forages, watering systems, winter forage, feed/forage
- Crop Production: conservation tillage
- Education and Training: demonstration, farmer to farmer, on-farm/ranch research, participatory research, workshop
- Farm Business Management: whole farm planning, marketing management, agricultural finance, value added
- Natural Resources/Environment: biodiversity, grass waterways, habitat enhancement, wildlife
- Soil Management: earthworms, soil analysis, nutrient mineralization, soil microbiology, organic matter, soil quality/health
- Sustainable Communities: new business opportunities, partnerships, sustainability measures
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